V-Wars is coming to Netflix tonight
V-Wars is making its way to Netflix tonight. Here’s all you need to know about the vampire series, including why it’s more than just about vampires.
When we heard Ian Somerhalder was in another show about vampires, our ears immediately picked up. Now we’ll get to see that show, V-Wars, on Netflix starting tonight.
Somerhalder was in LOST first, but it was The Vampire Diaries that officially put him on the map. He even married another vampire, Twilight‘s Nikki Reed. Now Somerhalder will headline a new vampire series, but this time he’s definitely not the enemy. Instead, he’s Dr. Luther Swann, a man who is tasked with finding the cure for a vampire virus.
The series is more than one about vampires. This isn’t a focus on the supernatural elements as such, and is more about acceptance, live, and fear. As the vampire virus spreads and creates a new form of creature, humans react in fear. Naturally, those who are infected are treated like the monsters they seem to be, and a war between vampires and humans is brewing.
Expect a very different character from Somerhalder in V-Wars to The Vampire Diaries. We got used to the arrogance and selfishness of Damon Salvatore, but Dr. Swann is a man of science and compassion. He needs to find a cure, or else he finds himself caught completely between the war. After all, his best friend is one of the vampires.
The series also stars Jacky Lai in her first lead role. She’ll play Kaylee Vo, a journalist who acts as the eye of the people. Will she be friend or foe to Dr. Swann? Only time will tell.
And that isn’t a lot of time, either. V-Wars will be available on Netflix at midnight tonight on the west coast. Those on the east coast will need to wait until 3 a.m. local time, but this 10-episode series is sure to be worth that wait.